Tinubu meets Sultan of Sokoto behind closed doors in Presidential Villa

President Bola Tinubu on Friday held a closed-door meeting with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the State House in Abuja.

The meeting came just days after Tinubu’s engagement with Bishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, the Archbishop of Abuja, as part of a broader effort to foster national unity and understanding.

According to the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, who shared videos of both meetings on X, the consultations are part of the President’s initiative to promote dialogue and strengthen social trust among Nigeria’s diverse religious and traditional communities.

Other Presidency sources who spoke with the Nation described the meetings as part of the President’s consultations with key moral and cultural leaders on ways to consolidate peace, enhance national integration, and tackle emerging social challenges.

According to officials, the meetings align with Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which prioritises inclusivity and interfaith cooperation as core pillars for sustaining national stability and cohesion.

The meetings come in the wake of escalating global tensions over religious freedom, particularly following US President Donald Trump’s October 31, 2025, redesignation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern.”

The US had alleged severe religious violations in Nigeria, including “over 7,000 Christian deaths in the first seven months of 2025 amid attacks by Boko Haram, ISWAP, and Fulani militants.”

But the Federal Government has denied the allegation, insisting Nigeria’s constitution safeguards interfaith harmony and rejecting claims of Christian genocide as “false narratives.”

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